Mittelwerk underground factory
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The Mittelwerk underground factory was a secret Nazi German facility built into tunnels near Nordhausen that used forced labor to mass-produce V-2 rockets and other advanced weapons during World War II.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Nazi German military installation
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World War II site → underground weapons factory → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mittelwerk GmbH
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Mittelwerk plant → |
| associatedWith |
German Army rocket engineers
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SS General Hans Kammler → Wernher von Braun → |
| builtBy |
Nazi Germany
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| capturedBy |
United States Army
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| constructionMethod |
adaptation of existing tunnels
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| controlledBy |
Schutzstaffel
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| country |
Nazi Germany
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| endUseDate |
1945
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| evidenceOf |
Nazi forced labor system
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| hasVictimCount |
thousands of forced laborers died
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| heritageStatus |
site of memorials and museums in the region
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| knownFor |
central role in V-2 deployment
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extremely harsh working conditions → high mortality among prisoners → |
| locatedIn |
Kohnstein mountain
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| locatedInCountry |
Germany
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| locatedInRegion |
Thuringia
NERFINISHED
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| locatedNear |
Nordhausen
NERFINISHED
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| near |
Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp
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| notableProduct |
Aggregat 4 rocket
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V-1 flying bomb components → V-2 rocket → |
| operatedBy |
SS
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| partOf |
German rocket program
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Mittelbau-Dora complex → Nazi secret weapons program → |
| postWarUse |
inspected by Allied forces
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| purpose |
to move rocket production underground
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| reasonForCreation |
relocation of V-2 production from Peenemünde
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| reasonForUndergroundLocation |
protection from Allied bombing
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| relatedEvent |
Allied bombing of Peenemünde
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| startUseDate |
1943
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| suppliedBy |
Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp
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| timePeriod |
World War II
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| tunnelSystemLength |
approximately 20 kilometers
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| usedFor |
mass production of V-2 rockets
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production of V-1 flying bombs → production of other advanced weapons → |
| usedLabor |
concentration camp prisoners
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forced labor → slave laborers → |
Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Mittelwerk underground factory
("Mittelwerk GmbH")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp
("Mittelwerk GmbH")
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associatedWith |
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Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp
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hasFacility |
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V-2 rocket
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manufacturedAt |
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Operation Crossbow
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notableTarget |
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Aggregat 4
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producedAt |